✔︎ Bill C-242, Reuniting Families Act
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents)
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
The fundamental program changes sought in this Bill are in the best interest of Canadians and Canadian permanent residents.
Passed.
Bill Status
Royal Assent received
✔︎ Bill S-8 (Denying Entry to Sanctioned Individuals and Entities)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
Bill S-8 aligns Canada’s sanctions and inadmissibility frameworks to ensure that Russian individuals are entities who have been recently sanctioned due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Iranian individuals and entities who have been sanctioned for their support of terrorism and systemic and gross human rights violations are inadmissible to Canada. These changes will allow the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to deny entry to, and remove, sanctioned individuals, and will allow Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officials to deny visas.
Passed.
Bill Status
Royal Assent received
✔︎ Bill S-245 (Granting Citizenship to Certain Canadians)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
The Act addresses the issue of “lost Canadians” and provides a clear process to renounce citizenship by those affected if they so desire.
Passed.
Bill Status
At report stage in the House of Commons
✔︎ Bill S-223 (Trafficking in Human Organs)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs)
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
The Bill’s proposed offences address some gaps in existing criminal law. For example, human trafficking offences prohibit trafficking persons to extract their organs, but do not prohibit conduct related to purchasing organs, such as transplant tourism.
Passed.
Bill Status
Royal Assent received
Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Funding Announcement
Today, John Aldag MP for Cloverdale-Langley City announced three new funding streams that will strengthen diverse communities and support anti-racism initiatives in Surrey and Langley B.C.
June 27, 2018 – Langley, British Columbia
John Aldag Member of Parliament for Cloverdale-Langley City announces New Funding for Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives in Langley and Surrey B.C. This new Government of Canada initiative will support community-led projects events, and community capacity building the Surrey and Langley community.
Today, John Aldag MP for Cloverdale-Langley City announced three new funding streams that will strengthen diverse communities and support anti-racism initiatives in Surrey and Langley B.C. The government is investing a total of $51.9 million over three years, which includes new funding of $21 million for projects, events, and community capacity building. MP Aldag made this announcement on behalf of The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism.
Consisting of three components, this new funding will support:
Projects that address racism and discrimination with a focus on Indigenous Peoples and racialized women and girls;
Events that promote intercultural and interfaith understanding, and celebrate a community’s history and culture, such as heritage months recognized by Parliament; and
Community capacity building projects that will help recipients support the inclusion of newcomers and diverse communities.
Programs like these help bring Canadians together and enable people from all backgrounds to fully participate in society. Those interested in applying for this new funding are asked to contact Canadian Heritage at pch.soutienauxcollectivités-communitysupport.pch@canada.ca.
Quotes
“Although Canada is a welcoming and diverse country, our government knows that we can do better. That’s why we are proud to launch funding for initiatives that will celebrate our diversity, embrace our differences and address issues of racism and discrimination. By encouraging mutual understanding between all Canadians, programs like this will help build a society where everyone feels a true sense of belonging and can fully participate in their community.”
- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for
Multiculturalism
“Diversity is our strength and it is important that each of us works towards fostering a more caring and inclusive Canada. This funding will help us celebrate and embrace our differences, show pride in our individual and collective identities and ancestries, and work towards better understanding of others."
- John Aldag, Member of Parliament (Cloverdale - Langley City)
Quick Facts
In Budget 2018, the Government of Canada announced $23 million in new funding over two years
tackle racism and discrimination, with a focus on Indigenous Peoples and racialized women and girls, of which $21 million will support funding resources for anti-racism and community support initiatives.
Canada is continuing to combat inequity and exclusion that prevents some Canadians from fully
participating in our society.
Contacts:
Carly Haugen
Office of John Aldag, Member of Parliament
604-575-6595
john.aldag.c1@parl.gc.ca
Media only:
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
pch.media-media.pch@canada.ca
✔︎ S-210 (Barbaric Cultural Practices)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
S-210: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Report.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
This bill allows for necessary modernization to an already existing act.
Result
Passed.
✔︎ S-210 (An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts)
Voted yea. Bill adopted.
Bill
S-210: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
The purpose of the Bill is to change the language in the title of Bill S-7, which is problematic and carries important symbolic value. It does not make any changes to the substance of the legislation.
Result
Passed.
Bill S-210
I'm proud to introduce Senator Mobina Jaffer's Bill S-210 to remove the repugnant phrase "barbaric cultural practices" from amendments to the Immigration & Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act, the Criminal Code and other acts.
✔︎ S-226 (Special Economic Measures Act and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act)
Voted yea. Motion passed.
Bill
S-226: An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Third Reading.
Vote
Yea.
Rationale
There is currently no Canadian legislation that authorizes the imposition of sanctions specifically for violations of international human rights obligations in a foreign state or for acts of corruption. Bill S-226 seeks to address this gap.
Result
Passed.
A Cloverdale - Langley City Family Reunited
Soon after being elected last October, I came to learn of the plight of many Canadian families who had adopted children from the Democratic Republic of Congo, but faced obstacles that prevented the families from uniting.
A heartwarming thank you to everyone who helped reunite a Cloverdale - Langley City family - June 13, 2016
"Mr. Speaker,
Soon after being elected last October, I came to learn of the plight of many Canadian families who had adopted children from the Democratic Republic of Congo, but faced obstacles that prevented the families from uniting.
By the end of March of this year, Rachelle and Marie, ages eight and four, were the only two Canadian children left in the Democratic Republic of Congo without exit permits in place. These sisters faced extraordinary challenges in their efforts to join their parents in Canada.
I am pleased to inform this House that due to the relentless work of our government, Rachelle and Marie are now united with their new parents and living safely and happily in my riding of Cloverdale—Langley City.
I would like to thank the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Canada, their parliamentary secretaries, departmental officials, and especially Senator Mobina Jaffer and Ambassador Ginette Martin for their dedication to the successful completion of this file.
Bienvenue au Canada, Rachelle et Marie!"